Whole blood for transfusion at Greeneville Community Hospital

1420 TUSCULUM BLVD., GREENEVILLE, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1699819003

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$108.15

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$721.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$61.33 with BLUE CROSS vs $721.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $61.33 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $61.33 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $68.61 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $70.69 ↓ -35%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $145.94 ↑ +35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $186.09 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $187.57 ↑ +73%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $187.57 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $187.57 ↑ +73%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $189.84 ↑ +76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $189.84 ↑ +76%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $189.84 ↑ +76%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $189.84 ↑ +76%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $189.84 ↑ +76%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $189.84 ↑ +76%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $189.84 ↑ +76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $191.74 ↑ +77%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $195.54 ↑ +81%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $197.43 ↑ +83%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $199.33 ↑ +84%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $199.33 ↑ +84%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $199.33 ↑ +84%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $199.33 ↑ +84%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $201.23 ↑ +86%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $307.87 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $307.87 ↑ +185%
AETNA AETNA $307.87 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $325.17 ↑ +201%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $325.17 ↑ +201%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $334.54 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $343.12 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $413.85 ↑ +283%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $477.39 ↑ +341%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $518.47 ↑ +379%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $518.47 ↑ +379%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $576.80 ↑ +433%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $721.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $721.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $721.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $721.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $721.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $721.00 ↑ +567%

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Whole blood for transfusion at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $428.10 $52.87 – $450.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $108.15 $61.33 – $413.85
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $427.77 $52.87 – $450.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $427.77 $52.87 – $450.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $427.77 $78.99 – $450.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $427.76 $52.87 – $450.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $106.26 $61.33 – $262.84
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $108.15 $61.33 – $455.62

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